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Commons Hansard for 9 July 2008 (Volume 478)
From the bound volume. Last updated
13 May 2018 at 7.22pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Prayers
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Oral Answers to Questions
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Scotland
Commonwealth Games
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Fuel Prices
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Scotch Whisky
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National Minimum Wage
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Credit
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Cross-border Policing
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Fuel Prices
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Post Office Network
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Communities in Control
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Cannabis Seeds (Prohibition)
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Opposition Day
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Cost of Living
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Council Tax
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Orders of the Day
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statute law (repeals) bill [lords]
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Petition
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HMRC Workforce Change
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Social Fund (Funeral Expenses)
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Westminster Hall
Westminster Hall debates give Members an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister.
Westminster Hall
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Fishing Industry
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Local Government (Norfolk)
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Severn Barrage
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Child Poverty
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Post Office Closures
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Written Statements
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Written Answers
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Written Answers to Questions
Transport
East Coast Main Line
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East Coast Railway Line
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Electric Vehicles: Police
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Helicopters: Greater London
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Landing Charges
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M60: Road Signs and Markings
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Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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Peterborough Railway Station
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Railways: Colchester
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Safety Belts
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Publicity
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Apprentices
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Cattle: Disease Control
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Cattle: Imports
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Cetaceans
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Climate Change: EU Action
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Coastal Areas: Security
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Vocational Training
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Flood Control: Planning
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Grasslands: Nature Conservation
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Home Energy Efficiency Scheme
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Housing: Low Incomes
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Primates
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Red Squirrels
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Squirrels
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Summertime: Energy
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Water Supply
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Water Supply: Compensation
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Water: Meters
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Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Crimes of Violence
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Alcoholic Drinks: Domestic Violence
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Deportation: Grants
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Detection Rates
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Driving: Disqualification
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Hunting: Foxes
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Offenders: Deportation
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Sexual Offences: Travel Restrictions
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Defence
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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Armed Forces: Health Services
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Armed Forces: Housing
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Armed Forces: Water
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Chinook Helicopters: Greater London
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Nurseries
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Departmental Secondment
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
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Military Bases: Northern Ireland
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Shipping: Fuels
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Justice
Approved Premises: Planning
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Cannabis
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Coroners
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Coroners: Northern Ireland
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Criminal Cases Review Commission: Public Appointments
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Sick Leave
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Departmental Wastes
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Land Registry Act 2002
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Legal Profession: Fees and Charges
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Morning Star
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Offenders: Rehabilitation
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Offensive Weapons: Sentencing
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Offensive Weapons: Young People
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Political Parties: Finance
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Prisoners Transfers
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Prisons: Drugs
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Television: Licensing
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Women and Equality
Departmental Coordination
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Departmental Information Officers
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Planning Permission
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Departmental Press
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Departmental Security
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Females: Public Sector
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Morning Star
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Communities and Local Government
Allotments: Waiting Lists
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Approved Premises: Planning Permission
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Co-operative Wholesale Society
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Council Housing: Finance
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Council Housing: Offenders
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Council Housing: Tamworth
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Council Housing: Waiting Lists
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Council Tax
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Council Tax: Second Homes
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Deprivation Indicators: Rural Areas
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East Midlands Development Agency
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Empty Property
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Fire Services
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Housing
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Housing: Construction
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Housing: Domestic Safety
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Housing: Prices
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Housing: Public Participation
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Housing: Standards
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Housing: Sustainable Development
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Housing: Thames Gateway
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Local Authority Business Growth Incentives Scheme
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Non-domestic Rates: Empty Property
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Non-domestic Rates: Out of Town Shopping Centres
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Non-domestic Rates: Tax Allowances
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Olympic Delivery Authority: Finance
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Pedestrian Crossings: Manpower
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Planning Obligations
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Regional Planning and Development: Thames Gateway
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Social Rented Housing: Finance
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Social Rented Housing: Overcrowding
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Travelling People: Planning Permission
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Northern Ireland
Departmental Buildings
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Departmental ICT
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Planning Permission
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Departmental Press
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Vetting
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Departmental Written Questions
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Economic and Monetary Union
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Food
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Treasury
Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Postal Services
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Departmental Press
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Departmental Sick Pay
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Excise Duties: Fuels
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Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
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Sequestration of Assets: Iran
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Sequestration of Assets: UN Resolutions
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Social Security Benefits: Elderly
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
African Union: Zimbabwe
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Caribbean Community: Montserrat
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China: Olympic Games
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Manpower
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Planning Permission
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Departmental Public Expenditure
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Departmental Television
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Departmental Written Questions
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Embassies: Foreign Workers
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Languages
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Middle East: Armed Conflict
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Western Sahara: Human Rights
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Zimbabwe: Sequestration of Assets
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Culture, Media and Sport
Amusement Arcades: Coastal Areas
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Brass Bands: Finance
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Departmental Freedom of Information
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Sick Pay
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Food
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Reaching Communities Scheme
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Sport Action Zone Sub-Committee
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Sports: Finance
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Swimming: London
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Departmental Buildings
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Energy: Prices
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Export Credits Guarantee Department
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Flexible Working
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Internet: Standards
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Manufacturing Industries: Furniture
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Microgeneration
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National Grid
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Nuclear Power Stations: Foreign Companies
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Post Offices: Closures
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Postal Services: EC Law
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Radioactive Materials: Transport
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Renewable Energy
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Sellafield
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Small Businesses: Rural Areas
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Tribunals: Employment
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Utilities: Billing
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Wind Power
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Summertime
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Work and Pensions
Carers Allowance: Bexley
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Carers' Allowances
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Voluntary Work
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Directgov
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Government Communications
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Incapacity Benefit
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Incapacity Benefit: Peterborough
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Jobcentre Plus: Manpower
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Lone Parents: Income Support
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New Deal Schemes
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Pension Credit
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Post Office Card Account: Sedgefield
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Poverty
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Poverty: Young People
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Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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State Retirement Pensions
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Children, Schools and Families
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
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Departmental Official Hospitality
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Departmental Pay
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Morning Star
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Play: Finance
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Playing Fields: Hampshire
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Pupil Exclusions
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Sure Start Programme
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Young People: Unemployment
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Written Questions: Government Responses
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Health
Adoption
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Dental Services: Peterborough
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Dentistry: Graduates
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Departmental Responsibilities
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Departmental Visits Abroad
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Departmental Written Questions
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Doctors: Housing
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Ipsos MORI
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Medical Records: Databases
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Medical Treatments: Finance
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Medical Treatments: Lasers
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Medicine: Graduates
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Morning Star
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NHS
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NHS Interim Management and Support
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NHS: Chilvers McRae Healthcare
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NHS: ICT
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NHS: Private Sector
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NHS: Procurement
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Post-neonatal Mortality
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Xansa
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Innovation, Universities and Skills
Adult Education
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Apprentices: Bexley
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Departmental Buildings
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Departmental Conferences
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Departmental Waste
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Food
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Higher Education: Admissions
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Higher Education: Medicine
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Students: Loans
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Vocational Education: Finance
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Vocational Training: Equality
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International Development
Africa
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Africa: Conflict Prevention
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Cocoa
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Departmental Sick Pay
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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Conflict Prevention
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United Nations Population Fund
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